sky blue

American  

noun

1. the color of the unclouded sky in daytime; azure.

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sky blue British  

noun

1. 1. a light or pale blue colour

   2. ( as adjective )

      a sky-blue jumper

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Other Word Forms

• sky-blue
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of sky blue

First recorded in 1720–30

Example Sentences

When a Delle Donne trade didn’t happen — she was instead sent to Washington — Gyenes wrote off the idea of ever getting to see Parker play in Sky blue.

From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2021

The problem: Sky blue is notoriously easy to get wrong.

From The Guardian • Sep. 27, 2012

Sky blue, lake blue, sailor blue, aqua blue—you name a blue.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd

Sky blue, as far as Tarlac was concerned, wasn't exactly a military color.

From Fearful Symmetry A Terran Empire novel by Wilson, Ann